right. so i've been missing for a while. cos i've just moved house. and there's NO internet or TV... so, yes... anyway, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!! *cue celebrations, streamers, confetti etc*
and thanks to everyone who made it special. though i have to admit you guys did pretty badly trying to hide your intentions. but i still think it was great you did what you did... thanks loads.
and so i'm 22 now. i'm soooo getting old.
such is another day in... the diary of chris
Monday, January 31, 2005
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Damn Damn Damn Damn DAMN!!!!
Grr... this sem is soooo not going well... just got my tutorial allocation results. and they ARE NOT nice. ok, it's not that i gotten rotten slots (that i can MAYBE) live with. but i only got allocated slots for 2 out of 5 modules... damn damn damn damn.... and whatever slots are left aren't that fantastic. trust me, you DON'T wanna know...
Screw balloting....
Screw balloting....
Monday, January 17, 2005
Philosophy Man...
haha. well. things have been pretty ok for me. really. i'm serious. and i've had one of the best lectures (this is going to be one FUN sem)... on the subject of... yes, you guessed it - PHILOSOPHY (*ding ding ding* "give that man a prize!")...
so anyway, yes. after today's lecture i have been trying desperately to withold asking (somewhat) stupid questions. because it will:
1. lead to everyone getting irritated with me and that would lead to...
2. get myself killed (just like that idiot Socrates)
but it just opens up SOOOO MANY interesting questions!!! and you can't help but want to ask (at the risk of getting on others' nerves of course). this is going to be one fun module...
such is a day in... the diary of chris
so anyway, yes. after today's lecture i have been trying desperately to withold asking (somewhat) stupid questions. because it will:
1. lead to everyone getting irritated with me and that would lead to...
2. get myself killed (just like that idiot Socrates)
but it just opens up SOOOO MANY interesting questions!!! and you can't help but want to ask (at the risk of getting on others' nerves of course). this is going to be one fun module...
such is a day in... the diary of chris
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
SC1101E and then some... PS1101E actually...
right. so today was back-to-back lectures in LT 11. Soci and Political Science. so first up, Sociology...
so what did i learn from Sociology? that there are lots of different guys (like Marx and Parsons)... who have different views (only slightly) about Structural-Functional Theory (i can't believe i'm actually revising online. WTH). some i'm wondering... why am i studying this? apparently cos SC1101 is supposed to be interesting. Let's say i'll let you guys know what it's like at the end of the sem. there's stuff about Marx and some crazy stuff in the readings about Freud. but say what you like and if you think Sociology is common sense (it partially is), sometimes the obvious things (the ones that seemingly come so naturally) are the hardest to explain because we take for granted that they're so... self explanatory.
Political Science...
well. i'd have to say political science does have it's interesting aspects. power, legitimacy and authority? there's a thought... how one leads to the next. it's something to think about (then again isn't everything worth thinking about). and that without one the other cannot exist (properly anyway).
so that was my day (in school sense at least).
such is a day... in the diary of chris
so what did i learn from Sociology? that there are lots of different guys (like Marx and Parsons)... who have different views (only slightly) about Structural-Functional Theory (i can't believe i'm actually revising online. WTH). some i'm wondering... why am i studying this? apparently cos SC1101 is supposed to be interesting. Let's say i'll let you guys know what it's like at the end of the sem. there's stuff about Marx and some crazy stuff in the readings about Freud. but say what you like and if you think Sociology is common sense (it partially is), sometimes the obvious things (the ones that seemingly come so naturally) are the hardest to explain because we take for granted that they're so... self explanatory.
Political Science...
well. i'd have to say political science does have it's interesting aspects. power, legitimacy and authority? there's a thought... how one leads to the next. it's something to think about (then again isn't everything worth thinking about). and that without one the other cannot exist (properly anyway).
so that was my day (in school sense at least).
such is a day... in the diary of chris
Monday, January 10, 2005
Philosophy 1101E...
so. PH1101E. 4-6 pm LT11. what have i learned in my first lecture?
1. Plato is an idiot (only someone so stupid could use his teacher Socrates as a cover of ambiguity. then again, maybe that isn't such a stupid idea... but what the hell, Plato's an idiot anyway)
2. Socrates just doesn't know when to quit. when you go around picking arguments with people just to prove to them that they're wrong... well, it's not the smartest thing to do (for a man who was apparently supposed to be extremely wise). no wonder the segment was titled - "how not to make friends AND get yourself an execution"
3. Plato and Socrates don't know the meaning of simple language. the 2 idiots go round and round, harping on the same points, and finally drawing NO conclusion whatsoever. brilliant. and they use big words too (just to sound impressive. not to mention confuse people)
4. all this stupidy makes philosophy an interesting module to take.
such is a day in... the diary of chris
1. Plato is an idiot (only someone so stupid could use his teacher Socrates as a cover of ambiguity. then again, maybe that isn't such a stupid idea... but what the hell, Plato's an idiot anyway)
2. Socrates just doesn't know when to quit. when you go around picking arguments with people just to prove to them that they're wrong... well, it's not the smartest thing to do (for a man who was apparently supposed to be extremely wise). no wonder the segment was titled - "how not to make friends AND get yourself an execution"
3. Plato and Socrates don't know the meaning of simple language. the 2 idiots go round and round, harping on the same points, and finally drawing NO conclusion whatsoever. brilliant. and they use big words too (just to sound impressive. not to mention confuse people)
4. all this stupidy makes philosophy an interesting module to take.
such is a day in... the diary of chris
Friday, January 07, 2005
And awaaaaay we go...
right. 2005. and i start school on monday. (and everyone out there is wondering like "WHAT?! didn't school start LAST Monday?!"). well, it's different in NUS (and they say SMU is supposed to be the DIFFERENT University. but not in this way right? the other way of being different is being EXTRA...bwahahahaha. *ahem*. but i digress. back to the topic)
so anyway, yes school starts for me on monday (you can stop giving me those 'you lucky bastard - you got an extra week off' looks ok?). and prior to this i admit it has NOT been a fun week. and before everyone protests... CURSES BE UPON THE NUS BIDDING SYSTEM!!!! CURSES!!!!
yes. i had to bid for my modules. ALL 5 OF THEM. so what's the big deal some say? well, i managed to get 4 pretty easily (thanks to 'protection'. bwahahahaha). but the 5th one was a bit of a problem. didn't get it till YESTERDAY.... everything else i wanted to take was either:
1. too EXPENSIVE (we use allocated credit ok? must plan ahead for future semesters)
2. doesn't fit my daily timetable (clashing lectures or worse - back to back lectures)
3. clashing exam dates (yes, we know our exam dates in advance... whoopee *sounds deflated*)
so i was panicking for a greater part of the week cos i couldn't get my last module. but now i have it. and it's MINE i tell you... ALL MINE!!!!!! bwahahahahaha... *ahem* and the best part is it only cost me 1 point.... true i never expected i'd take MKT1003 (principles of marketing), but better than nothing i suppose. could be worse. like *gasp* evolution of a global city-state *shudders*
so right. school on monday. and my only class is from 4-6. brilliant. should i just skip? (there's webcast after all...*cue groans and curses from readers*) no. i shall be a good boy *cue halo and music* and go for class even if it's for 2 bloody hours of nonsense (hey, it's PHILOSOPHY. it doesn't HAVE TO make sense) *grumble grumble*
such is the day in... the diary of chris
so anyway, yes school starts for me on monday (you can stop giving me those 'you lucky bastard - you got an extra week off' looks ok?). and prior to this i admit it has NOT been a fun week. and before everyone protests... CURSES BE UPON THE NUS BIDDING SYSTEM!!!! CURSES!!!!
yes. i had to bid for my modules. ALL 5 OF THEM. so what's the big deal some say? well, i managed to get 4 pretty easily (thanks to 'protection'. bwahahahaha). but the 5th one was a bit of a problem. didn't get it till YESTERDAY.... everything else i wanted to take was either:
1. too EXPENSIVE (we use allocated credit ok? must plan ahead for future semesters)
2. doesn't fit my daily timetable (clashing lectures or worse - back to back lectures)
3. clashing exam dates (yes, we know our exam dates in advance... whoopee *sounds deflated*)
so i was panicking for a greater part of the week cos i couldn't get my last module. but now i have it. and it's MINE i tell you... ALL MINE!!!!!! bwahahahahaha... *ahem* and the best part is it only cost me 1 point.... true i never expected i'd take MKT1003 (principles of marketing), but better than nothing i suppose. could be worse. like *gasp* evolution of a global city-state *shudders*
so right. school on monday. and my only class is from 4-6. brilliant. should i just skip? (there's webcast after all...*cue groans and curses from readers*) no. i shall be a good boy *cue halo and music* and go for class even if it's for 2 bloody hours of nonsense (hey, it's PHILOSOPHY. it doesn't HAVE TO make sense) *grumble grumble*
such is the day in... the diary of chris
Monday, January 03, 2005
Life (or something like it)... the diary of Chris
hey. for all out there who wondered what happened to 'Adventures of the Writer formerly known as Chris'... let's just say it's out of circulation (I DID tell you i was shutting it down). so anyway, here's the new one - Life (or something like it) - the diary of chris. enjoy the ride...
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